FNE at KVIFF 2015: Works in Progress 2015 Selection Announced
KARLOVY VARY: Projects from Poland, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Croatia, Romania, Slovenia, Estonia, Latvia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Turkey have been selected at the Works in Progress section in the 50th…
FNE Doc Bloc: The 50th Karlovy Vary IFF to Host KineDok
The pilot edition of the international project KineDok will be introduced at Karlovy Vary IFF, Husovka Theatre on 4 July 2015.
PRODUCTION: David Ondricek Preps Emil Zatopek Biopic
PRAGUE: Producer/writer/director David Ondricek is in preparation with Zatopek , a biopic of the legendary Czech athlete Emil Zatopek, winner of four Olympic medals.
Karlovy Vary Pays Homage to Richard Gere
KARLOVY VARY: The 50th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF) will honour the American actor Richard Gere with the Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema.
FNE at KVIFF 2015: KVIFF Unveils Programme Line-up
KARLOVY VARY: The 50th edition of the Karlovy International Film Festival (KVIFF) has announced its programme line-up. The festival runs from 3-11 July 2015.
Eurimages Supports Ten CEE Coproductions
PRAGUE: Eurimages announces support for 31 coproductions including ten coproductions involving CEE countries. A total amount of 7,745,000 EUR goes to 27 features, three documentaries and one animation film.
FNE IDF Doc Bloc: Projects Selected for the 13th Ex Oriente Film
Institute of Documentary Film (IDF) is proud to present 12 upcoming documentary projects from the Central and Eastern Europe that have been selected for 13th edition of Ex Oriente Film.
FESTIVALS: Julian Assange to Be Guest of 19th Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival
JIHLAVA: WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange will be a guest of 19th Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival from 27 October to 1 November 2015. He will attend through a video conference…
PRODUCTION: 8 Heads of Madness in Postproduction
PRAGUE: Director/scriptwriter Marta Nováková is in postproduction with 8 Heads of Madness, a feature based on the life of the Russian poet Anna Alexandrovna Barkova (1901-1976), who spent 22 years…
FNE IDF Doc Bloc: Submissions for Ex Oriente Film are Closed
The submissions for 12th edition of Ex Oriente Film are now closed. Thank you to all those who entered.
GRANTS: State Cinematography Fund Supports Six Czech films
PRAGUE: The Czech State Cinematography Fund has announced the support for production of six Czech feature films, out of 22 projects which applied.
FESTIVALS: Golden Slippers Awarded in Zlin
ZLIN: The winners have been announced for the 55th International Film Festival for Children and Youth in Zlin.
Czech Comedy Life is Life tops Local Box Office
PRAGUE: Czech comedy Life is Life/Život je život directed by Milan Cieslar has topped the Czech box office in its second week of release. The film released in 142 copies…
FESTIVALS: Karlovy Vary Celebrates its Jubilee with a Youthful Lineup
KARLOVY VARY: The 50th Karlovy Vary Film Festival will run from 3 to 11 July 2015. The Jubilee aims to be an extraordinary celebration of cinema, filmmakers and most of…
FESTIVALS: 55th Zlin FF Opens Today
ZLIN: The 55th edition of the Zlin Film Festival for Children and Youth opens 29 May and runs through 4 June 2015.
PRODUCTION: Michalek Completing Holidays in Provence
PRAGUE: Czech director Vladimir Michalek is in postproduction with a comedy, Holidays in Provence, scheduled for release in September 2015.
PRODUCTION: Czech TV Backs Gangster Ka
PRAGUE: Producer Adam Dvorak of Movie is partnering with coproducer Czech TV on a two-part debut crime story, Gangster Ka and Gangster Ka: African.
Czech TV Debuts Nazi-era Reality Show
PRAGUE: A Vacation in the Protectorate, a new docu-reality show which places its participants in a Nazi-occupation type of setting premiered on Czech TV 23 May 2015.
PRODUCTION: Austrian Czech Coproduction Deckname Holec
PRAGUE: Dawson Films and public broadcaster Czech TV are partnering on a rare Czech-Austrian coproduction, Deckname Holec, directed by Austria’s Franz Novotny and based on a true story by Czech…
Visitors 3 Shooting in Prague
PRAGUE: The third sequel of the extremely popular French film Les Visiteurs produced by Gaumont is shooting in Prague through 1 June 2015.
